According to Trump, the inability of Republicans to make a deal with Democrats has come down to issues completely unrelated to COVID-19, including “the mass release of inmates, including serious felons,” and “stimulus checks to illegal aliens.”
While the orders may generate support for Trump ahead of the 2020 election, it still is unknown whether the orders will be enacted at all since Congress holds the purse strings. Reporters pushed Trump on this question after the announcement on Saturday.
For the most part, Trump confidently parried probing questions from reporters, arguing “This will go very rapidly through the courts. If we get sued, it’s somebody that doesn’t want people to get money, and that’s not a very popular thing.”
Alongside the executive orders, Congressional leaders and White House representatives continue to debate what the next coronavirus relief package will include and not include. As of today, an agreement has not been met.
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